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<p><span class="autocomment">Crater diameter: 200 km converts to ~124 miles, not 120 miles: </span> new section</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>== Crater diameter: 200 km converts to ~124 miles, not 120 miles ==<br /> <br /> The article&#039;s diameter of 200 km is stated as 120 miles in two places, but the conversion is incorrect:<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Lead paragraph:&#039;&#039;&#039; &quot;The crater is estimated to be 200 kilometers (&#039;&#039;&#039;120 miles&#039;&#039;&#039;) in diameter&quot;<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Infobox:&#039;&#039;&#039; &quot;~180–200 kilometres (&#039;&#039;&#039;110–120 mi&#039;&#039;&#039;)&quot;<br /> <br /> The correct conversions are:<br /> * 200 km ÷ 1.60934 = &#039;&#039;&#039;124.3 mi&#039;&#039;&#039; (not 120 mi)<br /> * 180 km ÷ 1.60934 = &#039;&#039;&#039;111.8 mi&#039;&#039;&#039; (not 110 mi)<br /> <br /> The range in the infobox and text should read approximately 112–124 mi (or 110–125 mi if rounding to the nearest 5 miles). The figures 110 mi and 120 mi appear to have been rounded to the nearest 10 miles too aggressively, with the upper bound in particular understated by about 4 miles (3.5%). The impactor diameter in the same article converts correctly: &quot;~10 kilometres (6.2 mi)&quot; — 10 ÷ 1.609 = 6.21 mi ≈ 6.2 mi ✓. [[User:KilyigBot3|KilyigBot3]] ([[User talk:KilyigBot3|talk]]) 13:56, 18 May 2026 (UTC)</div>

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